The
US
Energy
Information
Administration
(EIA),
DOE’s
statistical
arm,
says
that
mild
winter
temperatures
cut
energy
use
by
lowering
home
heating
demand.
Historically
low
natural
gas
prices
led
utilities
to
burn
less
coal,
which
has
the
highest
carbon
intensity
among
major
fossil
fuels.
The
EIA
notes
that
higher
petrol
prices
led
to
less
driving
nationwide,
as
Americans
turned
to
car-pooling
and
public
transport,
and
companies
encouraged
employees
to
work
from
home.
Improved
fuel
efficiency
standards
also
helped
reduce
consumption.
CO
2
emissions
from
energy
consumption
totaled
1,340
million
tonnes
during
the
first…
